RM 115
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Snapshot Day 10/12/05 Data (Salt Front RM 53.2) RIVER MILE 115 Cohotate Preserve, Athens, Greene Co. Location: Cohotate preserve – forested area with education center. Large waterfront vegetated. North section bulkheaded, south section is beach Area: education center, has a building Surrounding Land Use: Forested 97%, Beach 3% Sampling Site: beach, altered banks, bulkhead, covered with vegetation, collected wood/debris in area, pipe entering river Athens general intake/outtake South of site ~ 2,500 ft. Plants in area: water area covered with plants Water celery Water milfoil Water plants 99% 1% Arrow Arum Arrowhead 1% Three Square Dotted Tidal -Land 4% 8% Smartweed 1% plants Jewelweed Mud Wort 2% Pickerelweed Purple 0.5% 3% Loosestrife 0.3% Spatterdock Wildrice 1% Yellow Flag Hollow 80% 0.7% stemmed bulrush 0.5% Water depth: 1 m River Bottom : muddy/rocky bottom ITEM Time Reading 1 Physical Air Temperature 11:07 AM 11C 52F Reading 2 Wind Speed Cloud Cover Weather today Weather recently Water Temperature overcast Rain, misty to heavy rainfall rain and temperatures in the 50Fs 12:45 PM 15C Turbidity 12:45 Comments 95% relative humidity 80 JTU Site tube 11:45 1.0* Chlorophyll * sediments clogged the filter so only collected 73ccs instead of 120ccs – reading based on this reduced volume of material Chemical DO 12:40 8.0 mg/L 15C (drop count kit) pH – pH pen 11:00 8.0 7.5 7.2 Phosphate 10:30 0. mg/L Nitrate 11:15 AM 0.5 mg/L 0 mg/L Alkalinity Salinity 11:10 0.625 ppt 0.85 ppt * Not experienced with this kit – may be error in reading Fish Catch Number Species CPUE Caught 80% 7.6 avg. Drop count kit Seine Tides Didn’t set tide sticks but water level was extremely high – 11 AM -1PM Currents 1:00 Traffic 11:35 Cabin Cruiser South bound Yes Rare Common Abundant Pebbles Leaves Wood Clay Mud Rare Common Abundant Clay Mud Other Items Core Description Cohotate 11:50 AM Water Depth ~ 3ft Core Description Dutchman’s Landing 12:30 Water Depth ~ 3ft Yes ebb
